2005 Château Bellisle Mondotte

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  4/16/2022 - Grondal Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Prisbillig st. Emilion Grand cru fra stjerneårgangen 2005. Meget mørk frugt og jordede/svampede noter, men stadig god struktur i form af syre og tannin. Den er i live. Ved ikke, om den har været bedre tidligere i sit liv, men bestemt et godt glas og måske endnu en understregning af årgangens betydning.

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  5/26/2021 - prasm Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Bought as a future ($21) and stored in my cellar. Pop and pour, consumed over 3 hours. Appearance: Clear, medium ruby - still youthful in appearance. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity, developed aromas of dark fruit - blackberry and plum, spice, capsicum, dark earth, and mushroom. Palate: Dry, medium acid, medium+ tannin, medium alcohol, medium intensity, flavors of plum and blackberry, spice, earth, and tobacco with a subtlety long finish.
  
  Overall an excellent example of a lower-level Grand Cru St Emilion Bordeaux showing wonderful balance, complexity and length with very good intensity. Fully developed at the moment but appears to have the stuffing to last 5+ years yet.

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  10/10/2020 - aerosol wrote: 87 Points

  Got a glass here now as my usual MO and the nose is faint of forest floor and maybe cranberry juice. After an hour opening up, I get dark cherry and a minute amount of dark chocolate followed by a lot of acid. The longer it opens, the better it gets. It's not big and bold, but a medium body claret and has a quick, slightly tannic finish. At this price point, I will definitely not repurchase. Don't get me wrong as I love St. Emillion, but this is not a great bottle of wine for $50, but not a bad wine, just not a $50 bottle.

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  9/15/2019 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  13.5% alcohol. M 80%, CF 20% (got this from a secondary source, so caution needed, but the taste seems consistent with that blend). Good long cork. Decanted an hour ahead; very little deposit.
  Deep colour, all the way to the edge of the rim. Good rich nose with dark fruit and little or no oak interference.
  The mouth is good and fulfilling, with bright fruit and excellent acidity in the finish.
  Pretty good as right bank wines go, and a repeat purchase.

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  7/6/2018 - prism wrote:

  Slow Od for an hour; decanted. A nicely balanced medium-bodied St. Emilion; paired beautifully with lamb chops. Decent QPR at $30.

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